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we've seen lindsey graham do it. we've seen rand paul do it. what you can't do and this is what jeff flake and bob corker have done is you can't kind of have a sustained temper tantrum about the president on the national stage when you're facing re-election. so i do think there's plenty of room for doing that, but you can't define yourself in opposition to the president when you've got a competitive election coming up because the republican base does by and large support the president. >> it's trump's party now. >> it is, in that republicans say they approve of him. i agree that they approve of the agenda overall. but when you look beyond the numbers of approval and get into the enthusiasm, this is where there's a problem for republicans across the board. the overall approval rating for the president among republicans, 81%. but those people who say they strongly approve of him, like in the 40s. go to where democrats are, overwhelmingly dislike him and feel very strongly about that. so the real question is not so much are we going to see the par
we've seen lindsey graham do it. we've seen rand paul do it. what you can't do and this is what jeff flake and bob corker have done is you can't kind of have a sustained temper tantrum about the president on the national stage when you're facing re-election. so i do think there's plenty of room for doing that, but you can't define yourself in opposition to the president when you've got a competitive election coming up because the republican base does by and large support the president. >>...
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. >> reporter: and general mattis met with senators lindsey graham and john mccain today just one day after pentagon officials said the department of defense would do everything they can to provide as much information as possible. reporting live in washington, janai norman channel6 "action news." rick, back to you. >> thank you for that report. >>> now to the crisis in the caribbean. today marks a month since hurricane maria hit puerto rico. the governor's office released new numbers today. the storm has claimed 49 lives, 76 people remain missing. >> the administration has been unresponsive. they go back and forth. the president first says katrina was a real disaster and yesterday said this is worse. >> that was the mayor of san juan tonight. meanwhile there's still 4200 people living in shelters across the island. >>> well, a couple is warranted in northampton -- wanted in northampton for stealing lobster muse next and more. slate bell police released this image of the man and women. they say the two walked into the giant on mail road yesterday and stole $1,500 worth of items. in add
. >> reporter: and general mattis met with senators lindsey graham and john mccain today just one day after pentagon officials said the department of defense would do everything they can to provide as much information as possible. reporting live in washington, janai norman channel6 "action news." rick, back to you. >> thank you for that report. >>> now to the crisis in the caribbean. today marks a month since hurricane maria hit puerto rico. the governor's office...
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. >> reporter: the president played golf yesterday with lindsey graham of south carolina, a friendly republican senator when the president needs as much of those as he can find. later today he has lunch with the defense secretary james mattis and rex tillerson. the president could overrule both if later this week as expected he desert fis the iran nuclear deal. >> thanks, major. >>> hurricane maria struck puerto rico nearly three weeks ago. 85% of the island is still without electricity. that is nearly 3 million americans without power. puerto rico's governor is asking washington for an additional $4.6 billion in emergency relief. david begnaud is back in san juan where the governor says they're struggling to meet people's basic needs. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 20 days after maria made landfall people are still not getting the food and watter that they need in isolated areas of this island. here in the capital of san juan, generators continue to be the lifeline. a majority of this island is without power. and 40 million pounds of debris have been removed here in san ju
. >> reporter: the president played golf yesterday with lindsey graham of south carolina, a friendly republican senator when the president needs as much of those as he can find. later today he has lunch with the defense secretary james mattis and rex tillerson. the president could overrule both if later this week as expected he desert fis the iran nuclear deal. >> thanks, major. >>> hurricane maria struck puerto rico nearly three weeks ago. 85% of the island is still...
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so i think lindsey lindsey is -- lindsey graham is always willing to go there. this administration has been so all over the map that we have no idea. there has not been a coherent ideological push to reorient the united states in one direction or another. it's just been things here and there. it hasn't added up to yes, we're going to, you know, push forward, or yes, we're going to pull back. we're going to fulfill some of those america first promises and really get the troops out of all these foreign countries, where candidate trump was so critical of the efforts. i do think that one thing the niger incident highlights is that that is a very significant unfulfilled promise, that the president has basically done nothing to scale back the american presence overseas, even though that was the signature plank of his foreign policy platform. >> do we see a strategy emerging, isis in africa? >> we could see potentially two things. we could see a more aggressive approach in an attempt to go after the islamic in the sahara. alternatively, we could see a retreat, that the
so i think lindsey lindsey is -- lindsey graham is always willing to go there. this administration has been so all over the map that we have no idea. there has not been a coherent ideological push to reorient the united states in one direction or another. it's just been things here and there. it hasn't added up to yes, we're going to, you know, push forward, or yes, we're going to pull back. we're going to fulfill some of those america first promises and really get the troops out of all these...
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lindsey graham accepted ban noon logic. >> bannon can't beat us if we are not successful. if we are not successful it doesn't matter who tries to beat us, they will be successful. kennedy: is he just a small yapping dog who accidently pulled roy moore's damaged carcass over the finish line. if usual wrortless, lazy and can't get anything done, you should just go. but there is something attractive about blowing up both political parties. if the mitch mcconnell's and paul ryans are only worried about their own. populism is not the answer for government failure because it calls for growing the side of more government. bannon's crusty black heart may in the right place, but the bernie schtick will land us on the wrong side of freedom and growth. glad you are here. i'm kennedy. very has an ax to grind with the gop establishment and he doesn't anyone's words by the. the president was asked about it. >> there are some republicans that should be ashamed of themselves. i note republican senators. most of them are really great people that want to work hard and they want to do a grea
lindsey graham accepted ban noon logic. >> bannon can't beat us if we are not successful. if we are not successful it doesn't matter who tries to beat us, they will be successful. kennedy: is he just a small yapping dog who accidently pulled roy moore's damaged carcass over the finish line. if usual wrortless, lazy and can't get anything done, you should just go. but there is something attractive about blowing up both political parties. if the mitch mcconnell's and paul ryans are only...
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and he played with lindsey graham yesterday and said that it was wet and windy. [ light laughter ] luckily some people from puerto rico came and threw their paper towels at him. [ laughter and applause ] you can have these back. you're good. this morning trump went on twitter and talked about signing an executive order on health care, saying that he'd use the power of the pen. or in his case, the command of the crayon. [ laughter and applause ] meanwhile, i read that the u.s. is suspending visa applications from turkey. trump was like, "don't worry, we'll have them back for thanksgiving. [ laughter and applause ] but in the mean time --" this is kind of weird, i read that trump stages his photos so that you can't see his double chin. [ laughter ] in response, trump was like, "fake news." [ laughter and applause ] furious with the -- that rex tillerson called him a a moron, and in a new interview he said the two of them should compare i.q. tests. [ light laughter ] well, i guess they actually did it and we got our hands on their answers. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: yeah, check this out. >>
and he played with lindsey graham yesterday and said that it was wet and windy. [ light laughter ] luckily some people from puerto rico came and threw their paper towels at him. [ laughter and applause ] you can have these back. you're good. this morning trump went on twitter and talked about signing an executive order on health care, saying that he'd use the power of the pen. or in his case, the command of the crayon. [ laughter and applause ] meanwhile, i read that the u.s. is suspending visa...
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president trump golfing with senator lindsey graham at trump national in virginia. as best i can tell it has been raining there. the president and senator, former competitors for the nation's highest office when they were battling for the republican nomination, lindsey graham has spoken his mind, concerns about this president and some of his policies, but golfing can make fast bedfellows of one's critics. we don't know what to make of this, or whether the two are having long-delayed or put-off golf game but they're playing, in the rain. and stocks are up. , in the rain. more after this. is this a phone? or a little internet machine? it makes you wonder: shouldn't we get our phones and internet from the same company? that's why xfinity mobile comes with your internet. you get up to 5 lines of talk and text at no extra cost. so all you pay for is data. see how much you can save. choose by the gig or unlimited. xfinity mobile. a new kind of network designed to save you money. call, visit, or go to xfinitymobile.com. neil: all right. well we know that senator bob corker
president trump golfing with senator lindsey graham at trump national in virginia. as best i can tell it has been raining there. the president and senator, former competitors for the nation's highest office when they were battling for the republican nomination, lindsey graham has spoken his mind, concerns about this president and some of his policies, but golfing can make fast bedfellows of one's critics. we don't know what to make of this, or whether the two are having long-delayed or put-off...
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you'll be surprised to learn two include lindsey graham and john mccain, people that we hear from pretty regularly on this. i just had a short conversation with john mccain. they are saying to me that the sound on that is not ready, but the short version is, i asked him, are these indictments as well as the arrest of george papadopoulos a problem for the president? he pulled a classic mccain, but he was nice about that and said, that's a dumb question. sir, please explain, the president seems to think this is not a problem or at least that is what we are hearing from sarah huckabee sanders and his lawyer. he said it is a pretty classic mccain-ism. there's a centipede and always another shoe available to drop. so we have this classic motive going on. we have lindsey graham who was also willing to say, hey, this is something that clearly has more to unfold and could potentially pose more problems. take a look. >> i have zero concern that mr. mueller is in jeopardy of losing his job. i see no reason for him to be dismissed. the only reason he would is for cause, and if there was some effort
you'll be surprised to learn two include lindsey graham and john mccain, people that we hear from pretty regularly on this. i just had a short conversation with john mccain. they are saying to me that the sound on that is not ready, but the short version is, i asked him, are these indictments as well as the arrest of george papadopoulos a problem for the president? he pulled a classic mccain, but he was nice about that and said, that's a dumb question. sir, please explain, the president seems...
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the guy i liked was lindsey graham he was the best on national defense but he didn't get the nomination. >> when you say you never vote for democrats what is behind that? >> long ago -- you're too young to remember this. you were almost 20 years younger than i am. you are a very young man. there used to be a democratic senator named hubert humfry. he ran against nixon in '68. he was a great man. even though i was a republican i would have voted for him. there was a democratic senator named henry jackson. he was a great senator. i would have voted for him. i would vote for him now. i would give my left arm for him. he was wonderful. but i haven't sea breeze a democrat on the right stand on issues for a long time as far as i'm concerned. the fact that they are labelled democrat or republican doesn't mean a thing to me. my very dear friend has said to me many times i assume you vote for whoever is best for america not based on party label and that is absolutely true. >> what has happened to democrats since the era of hubert humfry that turns you off to them? >> they become much more idoliz
the guy i liked was lindsey graham he was the best on national defense but he didn't get the nomination. >> when you say you never vote for democrats what is behind that? >> long ago -- you're too young to remember this. you were almost 20 years younger than i am. you are a very young man. there used to be a democratic senator named hubert humfry. he ran against nixon in '68. he was a great man. even though i was a republican i would have voted for him. there was a democratic...
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yesterday, we know that he did play golf with another republican senator, lindsey graham for the second weekend in a row and tomorrow we know that he affected me with this sometimes friend and sometimes enemy, republican senator and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. so that should be a very interesting discussion. it pours they have so much to talk about, budget, tax reform and now health care in the iran deal to talk about as well. arthel: yeah, lots to talk about for sure. you will keep us posted on how today goes and what the president is up to. thank you >> america's ally continue to weigh and to decertify the agreement. they just heard that they will not really negotiate. they said there should be changes. israeli prime minister bennett benjamin that -- [inaudible] >> the goal is to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapon. you can achieve it by affixing this bad deal were changing it. i don't care but it's the result we want to have. chairman of the gate stone institute is here. ambassador, first of all, do you think this deal can be tweaked west mark what's wrong is not p
yesterday, we know that he did play golf with another republican senator, lindsey graham for the second weekend in a row and tomorrow we know that he affected me with this sometimes friend and sometimes enemy, republican senator and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. so that should be a very interesting discussion. it pours they have so much to talk about, budget, tax reform and now health care in the iran deal to talk about as well. arthel: yeah, lots to talk about for sure. you will keep...
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those include rand paul and lindsey graham. and president trump does not care for mitch mcconnell either. and i would not be surprised at all if you see more actions of this type, more maneuvering around mitch mcconnell in a way that puts him and his status as a majority leader in a bit of political peril. >> that has to be uncomfortable considering mitch mcconnell's wife elaine chao is in the president's cabinet. josh, i know you write this week with respect to the economy and president trump's takes, why republicans don't see that the trump tax cut hurts the middle class, and the president overstating the impact of the stock market. can you explain those? >> so the republicans rolled out this tax plan drawn up by the white house, the president is talking it up as a big tax consult. 12% of taxpayers would face an increase, and by 2026, a quarter more people would pay more under the plan. the reason is because of changes they make to the personal exemplifie exemptions. the new system would take away those exclusions, a middle c
those include rand paul and lindsey graham. and president trump does not care for mitch mcconnell either. and i would not be surprised at all if you see more actions of this type, more maneuvering around mitch mcconnell in a way that puts him and his status as a majority leader in a bit of political peril. >> that has to be uncomfortable considering mitch mcconnell's wife elaine chao is in the president's cabinet. josh, i know you write this week with respect to the economy and president...
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you heard garrett talk about the reaction from republicans like lindsey graham. this isn't helpful for the president. >> corker knew what he was doing. he was sort of approaching this point earlier, he sent out the tweet about the adult day care center, the white house being like an adult day care center. and it's also something that as heidi and i have discussed, a lot of senators, a lot of republican senators feel. they have similar sentiments. the interesting thing is that he went on the record to express that. he knew he was going on the record. and he knew that there would be a fallout like the one that we're seeing right now. or he had to know that. >> and newt gingrich is acknowledging that none of this is potentially useful for the president when it comes to his legislative agenda. he was out this morning talking about it. here's what he had to say. >> the truth is the president will not get his major things done without bob corker. so i hope the two of them will have lunch, get over it. i'm not sure if that technique will work for corker, but have lunch,
you heard garrett talk about the reaction from republicans like lindsey graham. this isn't helpful for the president. >> corker knew what he was doing. he was sort of approaching this point earlier, he sent out the tweet about the adult day care center, the white house being like an adult day care center. and it's also something that as heidi and i have discussed, a lot of senators, a lot of republican senators feel. they have similar sentiments. the interesting thing is that he went on...
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i think lindsey graham states that he was unaware of f the extent of this activity. it is a massive increase as of late. when a africom began, was runnig about 172 exercises and missions per year. so this is almost a 2000% rise in u.s. military activity on the africa continent. this runs counter to what africom was originally sold at, the american people and the world at large. it would be something like the peace corps in camouflage. that there would be humanitarian operations, building up orphanage and digging wells. but it is a fully militarized u.s. geographic combatant command where you have troops running missions that are often sold as traiaining and advisory, done in a training advisory capacity. but really are indistinguishable from combat. amy: the discussion this week on capitol hill, keep hearing many senators talking about giving more money to the u.s. military. that the death of the four special forces soldiers in niger means the u.s. needs more money and that africa is the place where u.s. military action will be focused. now, your story, one of them e
i think lindsey graham states that he was unaware of f the extent of this activity. it is a massive increase as of late. when a africom began, was runnig about 172 exercises and missions per year. so this is almost a 2000% rise in u.s. military activity on the africa continent. this runs counter to what africom was originally sold at, the american people and the world at large. it would be something like the peace corps in camouflage. that there would be humanitarian operations, building up...
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if lindsey graham doesn't know if chuck schumer doesn't know, myiesha johnson doesn't know. >> lindsey graham said it was a mystery. >> he didn't know 1,000 troops were there. the second issue is trump lies. he is the president of the united states. the most powerful man in the world is a liar. there's no reason for us to believe him. and in this instance, i think, he's lying and it reveals, i believe, that he's a moral monster in this. i want to say this is monstrous in his response. i want to say this, too in relation to the tax cut. that the fact that he lies here in relation to a mother, a gold star family, he's also lying with regard to whether or not this tax cut stuff will actually impact and effect working people in this country. >> let's turn to tax cuts. . quote from lamar alexander, he says, if the president of the united states focuses on one thing with everything he's got for as long as it takes, he can actually get what he wants. evan, is that true? and clearly already we've seen since lamar alexander said that that the president can't focus on one thing. >> well, the pre
if lindsey graham doesn't know if chuck schumer doesn't know, myiesha johnson doesn't know. >> lindsey graham said it was a mystery. >> he didn't know 1,000 troops were there. the second issue is trump lies. he is the president of the united states. the most powerful man in the world is a liar. there's no reason for us to believe him. and in this instance, i think, he's lying and it reveals, i believe, that he's a moral monster in this. i want to say this is monstrous in his...
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graham. howie: do you think mike pence has been covered fairly? you have been saying he knew something or he should have known something somehow to get him involved in that narrative. >> there is always a tendency to draw distinctions between pence and the president. the media is starting to get this, the remarkably close relationship the president and the vice president have. they are in constant communication with each other and they have become good friends. the vice president is one of the biggest champions for the president's agenda. howie: has the press by and large covered the vice president fairly? >> by and large i would say yes. howie: ahead on "mediabuzz," the president says the media makes him look more uncivil. sexual allegations have rocked the media and a former 90-year-old president. is that whole thing still dragging on? no, i took some pics with the app and... filed a claim, but... you know how they send you money to cover repairs and... they took forever to pay you, right?
graham. howie: do you think mike pence has been covered fairly? you have been saying he knew something or he should have known something somehow to get him involved in that narrative. >> there is always a tendency to draw distinctions between pence and the president. the media is starting to get this, the remarkably close relationship the president and the vice president have. they are in constant communication with each other and they have become good friends. the vice president is one...
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. >> shepard: the republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina co sponsored a bill, a bipartisan one, to make it tougher for president trump to fire robert mueller. but senator graham told reporters he doesn't feel an urgent need to pass that law. >> i have zero concern that mr. mueller is? jeopardy of losing his job. i've heard nothing to suggest the president will try to replace mr. mueller, zero evidence from anybody i talked to. it would be wrong to do so unless there were cause. >> shepard: on these matters hose right. there's nothing from the white house to indicate that he would do such a thing. senator graham said there would be holy hell to pay if president trump fired mueller without having a good reason. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is on capitol hill. what more are we hearing from democrats? it's clear that they believe the president is starting to feel backed into a corner, trapped, surrounded, drawn and that they fear he could make the move of firing robert mueller. but there's no indications thereof, right? >> that's right, shep. democrats sound i
. >> shepard: the republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina co sponsored a bill, a bipartisan one, to make it tougher for president trump to fire robert mueller. but senator graham told reporters he doesn't feel an urgent need to pass that law. >> i have zero concern that mr. mueller is? jeopardy of losing his job. i've heard nothing to suggest the president will try to replace mr. mueller, zero evidence from anybody i talked to. it would be wrong to do so unless there...
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because as people, like lindsey graham have said, if they don't pass this, then they're not going to have to kept any promise to voters. enis this going on here? >> this is a big week for mitch mcconnell and steve bannon. mcconnell was successful in getting the votes needed to get this budget passed, which unlocks the path for tax reform. the president is fully behind this effort. there was an amendment last night to accelerate the budget plan to show the house and senate leaders are succeeding and improve iing. and i think they are getting this done in a way that the senate was not able to get it done on health care. >> so you are saying that this budget, that this tax reform is not going to balloon the receive, improve the economy, and in fact of the spite that i'm assuming, unless you have inside information, we don't know what is right. >> there was sprior superior economic growth that led to the deficit that many people were hoping, the deficit would narrow what it said it would. if past is prologue, we should expect that the economic growth that follows as a result of this tax
because as people, like lindsey graham have said, if they don't pass this, then they're not going to have to kept any promise to voters. enis this going on here? >> this is a big week for mitch mcconnell and steve bannon. mcconnell was successful in getting the votes needed to get this budget passed, which unlocks the path for tax reform. the president is fully behind this effort. there was an amendment last night to accelerate the budget plan to show the house and senate leaders are...
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chuck will have more when he's joined by chuck schumer and republican senator lindsey graham. >>> some other headlines this morning, boh bergdahl is speaking out. tomorrow he faces a possible life sentence. nbc's lucy cathanaw has more. >> it is very unnerving to be a prisoner. >> reporter: the last time the world saw army sargeant bergdahl, it was a captive in afghanistan. he was released in a controversial prisoner swap. >> at some point in time i would tell myself, you're not making it out of this. >> a sunday times exclusive out today, bergdahl describes brutality at the hands of his captors, beatings, abuse, spending months at a time locked in a cage terrified for his life. >> the guys who were on the other side of the door, they don't -- they don't just cut people's throats. they delight in cutting people's throats. >> this traded, this dirty, rotten traitor -- >> reporter: candidate donald trump berated bergdahl. >> 25, 30, 50 years ago what would they have done, bing, right? where words that bergdahl says made a fair trial impossible. >> may as well go back to kangaroo courts a
chuck will have more when he's joined by chuck schumer and republican senator lindsey graham. >>> some other headlines this morning, boh bergdahl is speaking out. tomorrow he faces a possible life sentence. nbc's lucy cathanaw has more. >> it is very unnerving to be a prisoner. >> reporter: the last time the world saw army sargeant bergdahl, it was a captive in afghanistan. he was released in a controversial prisoner swap. >> at some point in time i would tell myself,...
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because it seems like all were rolling out, including lindsey graham. everybody was ready to go let's rally together. >> i think they have to. if they want to get anything done. and as long as trump let's them get done the things that they want, they're going to still be -- they're still going to carry the banner. they might not like it and they may talk about the president behind his back and in fact they do often with great passion, but they're nonetheless going to protect the party to the extent they can. >> george, is it the one thing they do agree on, they need to get something done here? they have to agree on the tax bill, which means they need 50 out of 52. >> look, these vee shee republicans would be excused if they were getting things done. but remember, they're going to do repeal and replace obamacare by march, tax reform by august and the infrastructure by christmas. they're going to get one-half of one of those, that is tax reform, understood as tax reduction, understood as further inflating the national debt and go home and say we advanced
because it seems like all were rolling out, including lindsey graham. everybody was ready to go let's rally together. >> i think they have to. if they want to get anything done. and as long as trump let's them get done the things that they want, they're going to still be -- they're still going to carry the banner. they might not like it and they may talk about the president behind his back and in fact they do often with great passion, but they're nonetheless going to protect the party to...
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soldiers continue, south carolina republican senator lindsey graham today talking about this growing u.s. military presence on the continent of africa, as the battle with the islamic state moves west, telling reporters, quote, you're going to see more actions in africa, not less. now, nbc news is reporting, quote, a senior congressional aide who has been briefed on the deaths of four u.s. servicemen in niger says the ambush by militant stemmed in part from a massive intelligence failure. for more, we're joined by hans nichols, nbc news pentagon correspondent, and alana shore, congressional reporter for politico. welcome to you both. hans, you and courtney have been doing a superb job for us covering the story this week. can you clarify for our viewers what was the mission and what have we so far learned about what went wrong? >> well, officially, the mission was something called a key leader engagement, which meant that a small patrol, working u.s. forces, they were green beret, some non-green berets were were them, working with partners, were supposed to meet with tribal elders. tha
soldiers continue, south carolina republican senator lindsey graham today talking about this growing u.s. military presence on the continent of africa, as the battle with the islamic state moves west, telling reporters, quote, you're going to see more actions in africa, not less. now, nbc news is reporting, quote, a senior congressional aide who has been briefed on the deaths of four u.s. servicemen in niger says the ambush by militant stemmed in part from a massive intelligence failure. for...
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. >> reporter: lindsey graham echoing that point. >> i didn't know there was 1,000 troops in niger. >> reporter: graham, now pressing the pentagon for answers. >> they're going to brief us why they were there and what they were doing. >> reporter: it socomes as president trump is not letting go of his condolence call over johnson's family. >> i have called many people. every one of them appreciated it. i was surprised to see this. >> reporter: the president insulting the florida congresswoman, who revealed details of mr. trump's conversation with johnson's widow. disparaging freee ining frederi twitter. hours before johnson was laid to rest. wilson pushing back at the president and his chief of staff, demanding john kelly apologize, after he misrespected the congresswoman's remarks at a 2015 dedication at a field office. >> he was a puppet of the president. i don't appreciate people lying on me. that's what he did. >> reporter: in a new interview, john mccain, a frequent trump target taking a swipe at the president, who received a draft deferment. >> we drafted the lowest level of ame
. >> reporter: lindsey graham echoing that point. >> i didn't know there was 1,000 troops in niger. >> reporter: graham, now pressing the pentagon for answers. >> they're going to brief us why they were there and what they were doing. >> reporter: it socomes as president trump is not letting go of his condolence call over johnson's family. >> i have called many people. every one of them appreciated it. i was surprised to see this. >> reporter: the...
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and republican senator lindsey graham said this. i don't think anybody in their right mind at the white house would think about replacing mr. mueller. the white house, by the way, denies any interest in firing the special counsel. >>> president trump is expected to announce his nominee to head the federal reserve on thursday. fed board member jerome powell reportedly is the leading candidate. one white house senior official says the decision still is not final. if powell is chosen, he would replace janet yellen as fed chairman. >>> and tiger woods says he is ready for competitive golf again. he plans to play in the hero world challenge next month. woods posted a video on twitter practicing his well-known stinger shot. he has not competed since february, when back spasms forced him to withdraw from a tournament. woods had surgery two months later. >> a lot of people ready for him to come back, aren't they, charlie rose? >>> south carolina lawmakers are examining the state's juvenile justice system after the death of a 16-year-old in
and republican senator lindsey graham said this. i don't think anybody in their right mind at the white house would think about replacing mr. mueller. the white house, by the way, denies any interest in firing the special counsel. >>> president trump is expected to announce his nominee to head the federal reserve on thursday. fed board member jerome powell reportedly is the leading candidate. one white house senior official says the decision still is not final. if powell is chosen, he...
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that's establishment republicans, people like bob corker and lindsey graham, and so if the president does distance himself from him, from tillerson in a significant way, who does he turn to? maybe he has bob corker now given his comments yesterday, but he hasn't really built relationships anywhere. >> and this has been a complaint steve rattner of rex tillerson from the start, whether you talk to people inside the white house or people on the hill, whether you talk to people in the diplomatic community. rex tillerson has not operated like secretaries of states. forget about dealing with people on the hill which you have to deal with. mika told the story hundreds of times when people have asked about her father when he was national security adviser. he had republicans as a democrat, over to his house having dinner almost on a weekly basis, maybe twice a week on the weekends. the kids were all over and everybody was playing. and he was constantly working the hill, constantly working all agencies, because that's the only way you operate. i've heard reports for several months that people
that's establishment republicans, people like bob corker and lindsey graham, and so if the president does distance himself from him, from tillerson in a significant way, who does he turn to? maybe he has bob corker now given his comments yesterday, but he hasn't really built relationships anywhere. >> and this has been a complaint steve rattner of rex tillerson from the start, whether you talk to people inside the white house or people on the hill, whether you talk to people in the...
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as senator lindsey graham warns of the g.o.p. is dead if it doesn't act on tax reform. just one item on the republican agenda. watch. >> mitch mcconnell is not our problem. our problem is that we promised to repeal and replace obamacare and we failed. we promise to cut taxes and have yet to do it. if we are successful, mitch mcconnell is fine but if we are not, we are all in trouble. we lose our majority and i think president trump will not get reelected. >> sandra: that's a pretty tough assessment but i think a large part he is very accurate. people want results. the republicans have the house the senate and the presidency and they have to actually produce. i think one of the key is when they walk out of this meeting is are they talking about tax reform for the talking about tax cuts because with all of the chatter, we have yet to see a bill that would actually introduce and in mid-october, we are way late in doing that. >> sandra: some conservative groups places blame solely on mitch mcconnell not getting anything done. >> lisa: i think the blame could be on his shoul
as senator lindsey graham warns of the g.o.p. is dead if it doesn't act on tax reform. just one item on the republican agenda. watch. >> mitch mcconnell is not our problem. our problem is that we promised to repeal and replace obamacare and we failed. we promise to cut taxes and have yet to do it. if we are successful, mitch mcconnell is fine but if we are not, we are all in trouble. we lose our majority and i think president trump will not get reelected. >> sandra: that's a pretty...
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led lindsey graham said he didn't know. john mccain is right to tell the military, you have got to tell us more, and he's right to say that. kennedy: senate majority leader chuck schumer revealed he, too, did not know our troop levels were so high in the african countries. so i have to ask if they don't know what we are doing in niger, is there anyone who does? joining me, buck sexton. not you radio program that you must fam familiarize yourselfw with. if senator lindsey graham on the armed services committee who is a houck i shall republican. if he's displeelsd and in the dark, don't you think that's problematic? >> i think he should have read what was sent to him by the white house on the record and in the open. if they can't keep track where troops are when they have been told it's a matter of public record, that's on them. this whole thing has gone the spun out of control because of the narrative. you have u.s. special forces and other folks in the u.s. government in places in the world that aren't talked about a lot. k
led lindsey graham said he didn't know. john mccain is right to tell the military, you have got to tell us more, and he's right to say that. kennedy: senate majority leader chuck schumer revealed he, too, did not know our troop levels were so high in the african countries. so i have to ask if they don't know what we are doing in niger, is there anyone who does? joining me, buck sexton. not you radio program that you must fam familiarize yourselfw with. if senator lindsey graham on the armed...
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lindsey graham sparred with the president. don't take it personal, get over it. he doesn't take it personal. as we talked about on the radio, mr. get on the page, you don't belong here? lindsey graham says you're a disgrace but he got over it. >> harris: these are men, the denim and you just mentioned, lindsey graham and others who have the ability to get on the high road and who else is on there, the american people. they are looking at the bigger view. they are able to do that. not everybody can do that. of the money portion i hadn't thought about until you brought it up. if you're having a hard time raising some cash as the democrats are going to start to learn this lesson, it becomes difficult to walk out what you talk about. >> gillian: the group of senators that are establishing themselves in opposition to president trump, mcgrane, flick, corker, right now the goat don't constitute a direct threat him political he but when they start reaching five, ten, maybe more, then that's a real problem. >> brian: they have the same objective. tax reform, infrastructur
lindsey graham sparred with the president. don't take it personal, get over it. he doesn't take it personal. as we talked about on the radio, mr. get on the page, you don't belong here? lindsey graham says you're a disgrace but he got over it. >> harris: these are men, the denim and you just mentioned, lindsey graham and others who have the ability to get on the high road and who else is on there, the american people. they are looking at the bigger view. they are able to do that. not...
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just two weeks ago senior republican lindsey graham talked about the u.s. strategy. the war is morphing we're going to see more actions in africa and less you're going to see more aggression by the united states toward our enemies not less we're going to have decisions being made not in the white house but out in the field now support that entire construct so the rules of engagement are going to change when it comes to counterterrorism operations we're going to move to status based targeting so if you find somebody who's a member of a terrorist organization then we can use lethal force they don't have to present an immediate threat it's a month since halakhah maria had puerto rico and eighty percent of the island is still without power crews are working around the clock to fix hundreds of kilometers of power lines but the governor of puerto rico says it could be another two months before. what due to a lack of money and work has. of the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us we want to one east is up next. in slave abuse. the plight of too many. after a lifetime of
just two weeks ago senior republican lindsey graham talked about the u.s. strategy. the war is morphing we're going to see more actions in africa and less you're going to see more aggression by the united states toward our enemies not less we're going to have decisions being made not in the white house but out in the field now support that entire construct so the rules of engagement are going to change when it comes to counterterrorism operations we're going to move to status based targeting so...
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lindsey graham just finished his meet with james mattis on capitol hill. let's listen in. >> what was the day about? >> the day was about receiving information about niger, but it was more than that for me. so here's what the american people need to know. the counterterrorism rules under president obama, i felt, were overly restricted. they denied us the ability to basically engage the enemy effectively and aggressively. the war is morphing. you're going to see more actions in africa, not less. you're going to see more aggression by the united states toward our enemies, not less. you're going to have decisions being made not in the white house but out in the field. and i support that entire construct. so the rules of engagement are going to change when it comes to counterterrorism operations. we're going to move the status-based targeting. if you find someone that's a member of a terrorist organization, then we can use lethal force. they don't have to present an immediate threat. when it comes to moving geographically, they have a system in place as to whe
lindsey graham just finished his meet with james mattis on capitol hill. let's listen in. >> what was the day about? >> the day was about receiving information about niger, but it was more than that for me. so here's what the american people need to know. the counterterrorism rules under president obama, i felt, were overly restricted. they denied us the ability to basically engage the enemy effectively and aggressively. the war is morphing. you're going to see more actions in...
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i want to play lindsey graham on that that republicans are participating in, where they're trying to tell you the reality that you see that seems insane isn't real. there's really a normal stable presidency. there's a jeb bush style presidency taking place, you're being distracted by tweets. this is lindsey graham talking about golf with donald trump earlier. >> at the end of the day i played golf with the president yesterday. he is not a man under siege. he beat me again like a donald trump. he's hell bent on getting a better deal. he promised to tear it up. he's decided not to tear it up, he's promised to decertify. he's going to get a better deal before it's too late. >> to be point blunt, are members of the united states and congress lying to the people when they try to present donald trump on completely stable when on background many of them are telling reporters he's unraveling? >> joy, this week we saw bob corker's remarkable interview with the new yorker saying what people have been telling reporters like myself privately. i wrote a piece for vanity fair that got a lot of att
i want to play lindsey graham on that that republicans are participating in, where they're trying to tell you the reality that you see that seems insane isn't real. there's really a normal stable presidency. there's a jeb bush style presidency taking place, you're being distracted by tweets. this is lindsey graham talking about golf with donald trump earlier. >> at the end of the day i played golf with the president yesterday. he is not a man under siege. he beat me again like a donald...
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but that doesn't bother senator lindsey graham, who said, "i want to honor every religion's holiday." but then added, "harry reid had a vote on obamacare on christmas eve." that doesn't even make sense, because christmas is the sacred story of how a w g and it was fine. worked out great! ( cheers and applause ) perfect! perfect! now, here's how the plan works. the plan takes the money from obamacare's medicaid expansion that 31 states opted into about five years ago, or something. and turns that into a pool that gets re-divided into block grants to all the states whether they opted in five years ago or not. so that means states like my home state of new york loses a lot of money, while my home state of south carolina would get a lot of money. so half of me is totally on board with this. the bill's sponsor, lindsay graham, explains it this way: >> i like massachusetts. i like maryland. i like new york. i like california. but i don't like them that much to give them a bunch of money that the rest of us won't get. they're just going to spend it on lattes and npr and gay cakes." (
but that doesn't bother senator lindsey graham, who said, "i want to honor every religion's holiday." but then added, "harry reid had a vote on obamacare on christmas eve." that doesn't even make sense, because christmas is the sacred story of how a w g and it was fine. worked out great! ( cheers and applause ) perfect! perfect! now, here's how the plan works. the plan takes the money from obamacare's medicaid expansion that 31 states opted into about five years ago, or...
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what lindsey graham said there was not that oh, you're totally exonerated. trump suggested you ask anyone, there's no collusion, that's -- >> there has been some circumstantial evidence in terms of trump tower meetings and other things, what is your take? >> i think what lindsey graham is saying is that president trump shouldn't get ahead of the investigation. that things are -- that meetings, that hearings are still going on that the special counsel robert mueller is still doing his own investigation. still interviewing people, as we know, special counsel, special prosecutors over time usually the principal, the president is often one of the last people to be interviewed. you know, that certainly happened with president clinton when he was under investigation with kenneth star in the '90s. so -- but this is, this is president trump, i mean, as phil said, he's very invested in the sense that he has been exonerated. that he's no longer either a center of investigation that he's no longer under any kind of suspicion and yeah, this is very important to him in t
what lindsey graham said there was not that oh, you're totally exonerated. trump suggested you ask anyone, there's no collusion, that's -- >> there has been some circumstantial evidence in terms of trump tower meetings and other things, what is your take? >> i think what lindsey graham is saying is that president trump shouldn't get ahead of the investigation. that things are -- that meetings, that hearings are still going on that the special counsel robert mueller is still doing...
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i know that lindsey graham tried to impress this on the president and said, you have to find a way to get this done if you want to keep a republican majority in power after 2018. and i can guarantee that came up on the golf course. and something that will come up in this lunch today. mitch mcconnell knows his majority and ability to get things done is on the line, too, if they don't get this done. one of the things that mcconnell and that we have heard from other senators trying to impress upon this. lay off your fellow republicans and help us do our jobs. susan collins talked a bit about it this morning. >> i don't think the twitter war between him and the president is productive. but there's no doubt that this president, the extremely unconventional approach, has caused more chaos. and i think it's good and our country and our relationship with our allies and our enemy. >> reporter: hallie, the him there was bob corker. but if you change the week, you can change out the republican senator. there's have been so many of these twitter battles back and forth. and the republicans are rea
i know that lindsey graham tried to impress this on the president and said, you have to find a way to get this done if you want to keep a republican majority in power after 2018. and i can guarantee that came up on the golf course. and something that will come up in this lunch today. mitch mcconnell knows his majority and ability to get things done is on the line, too, if they don't get this done. one of the things that mcconnell and that we have heard from other senators trying to impress upon...
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one indication that maybe bridge-building is under way we're told that lindsey graham is golfing with the president in virginia even as we speak right now so maybe they are working on that relationship today over at the golf course. >> we'll see eamon thanks so much the big question is whether the rift could derail the agenda john harwood also in d.c. for us this hour. john, what's the story there >> reporter: well, scott, it's not that the rift itself would derail the agenda, it's what the rift shows us, and what the rift shows us is that president trump isn't all that good at this. in fact, bob corker is a lot better at being a senator than the president is the being president. the president tweeted something out about coaching which was obviously untrue he said he had begged bob corker to run or that bob corker had begged him for an endorsement. he wouldn't provide it that's ridiculous. everybody knows that republicans wanted bob corker to run it would have been a safe seat and what resulted from that is that bob corker started to say out loud what a lot of republicans say privatel
one indication that maybe bridge-building is under way we're told that lindsey graham is golfing with the president in virginia even as we speak right now so maybe they are working on that relationship today over at the golf course. >> we'll see eamon thanks so much the big question is whether the rift could derail the agenda john harwood also in d.c. for us this hour. john, what's the story there >> reporter: well, scott, it's not that the rift itself would derail the agenda, it's...
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soldiers in nees air two weeks ago senior republican lindsey graham talked about the new u.s. strategy the war is morphing we're going to see more actions in africa now less you're going to see more aggression by the united states toward our enemies not less we're going to have decisions being made not in the white house but out in the field now support that entire contract so the rules of engagement are going to change when it comes to counterterrorism operations we're going to move to status based targeting so if you find somebody who's a member of a terrorist organization then we can use lethal force they don't have to present immediate threat it's been a month since hurricane maria hit puerto rico and eighty percent of the island is still without power crews are working around the clock to fix hundreds of kilometers of power lines but the governor of puerto rico says it could be another two months before full power is restored due to a lack of money and workers the u.s. government has been criticized a lot for the slow response to the crisis those are your headlines so far
soldiers in nees air two weeks ago senior republican lindsey graham talked about the new u.s. strategy the war is morphing we're going to see more actions in africa now less you're going to see more aggression by the united states toward our enemies not less we're going to have decisions being made not in the white house but out in the field now support that entire contract so the rules of engagement are going to change when it comes to counterterrorism operations we're going to move to status...
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senators chuck schumer and lindsey graham will be among chuck todd's getsds. >>> word tonight of another huge settlement involving sexual harassment allegations against bill o'reilly. a new york times report not verified by nbc news goes into detail about a approximate $2 million settlement with a long-fox analyst. nbc's morgan raf fert has the details. >> caution, you are about to ger the no spin zone. >> tonight disgraced anger or man bill o'reilly is back in the news. according to a new york times report, o'reilly paid a $32 million settlement to liz wheel, a former fox news analyst often seen on his top rated prime time show. >> she worked with me for seven years on. >> the report alleges o'reilly had a none consensual sexual relationship with wheel, repeatedly harassed her and sent her gay pornography. in a statement released today fox admits it knew there was a settlement in january, but was informed by mr. o'reilly that he had settled the matter personally, adding the terms were confidential and not disclosed to the company. one month later fox extended o'reilly's four year contra
senators chuck schumer and lindsey graham will be among chuck todd's getsds. >>> word tonight of another huge settlement involving sexual harassment allegations against bill o'reilly. a new york times report not verified by nbc news goes into detail about a approximate $2 million settlement with a long-fox analyst. nbc's morgan raf fert has the details. >> caution, you are about to ger the no spin zone. >> tonight disgraced anger or man bill o'reilly is back in the news....
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. >> those comments from senator lindsey graham come on the heels of his golf outing with the president yesterday. tonight we learn the president met with his national security team today, and this is important. a white house statement said in part, quote, the briefing and discussion focused on a range of options to respond to any form of north korean aggression or, if necessary, to prevent north korea from threatening the united states and its allies with nuclear weapons. that last thing, by the way, taken as a reference to a preemptive attack of some sort on the north. also tonight nbc news is exclusively reporting the north korean regime targeted the u.s. power grid with so-called spear fishing e-mails sent to several u.s. companies containing malware. his piece in the "new york time" that say past weekend, which we commend, inside north korea and feeling the drums of war. it gives us an inside look of that nation. he has just returned from there. nick, can you share with the audience what you found in the context of the brinksfield talk from here currently? >> so i think that presid
. >> those comments from senator lindsey graham come on the heels of his golf outing with the president yesterday. tonight we learn the president met with his national security team today, and this is important. a white house statement said in part, quote, the briefing and discussion focused on a range of options to respond to any form of north korean aggression or, if necessary, to prevent north korea from threatening the united states and its allies with nuclear weapons. that last...
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lindsey graham said president trump will brief congress. president trump is for more information, rather than less which is encouraging to see. liz: get to the house intelligence basically committee launching a probe into the obama era uranium deal with russia. this is a house doing it. will republicans in the senate pick up this probe as well? >> i certainly hope so. there are some questions to be asked. namely did the clintons sell out u.s. national security interests for cash? it is always been suspected. we know peter schweitzer did a lot of great work on this. now the questions are more pressing. we know the fbi was investigating one of the parties to the deal as far as back as 2009. one of the biggest questions i had, eric holder who helped sign off on uranium transfer, head of doj. the head of doj, knowing this, knowing criminal investigation existed signed off on this going to potentially criminal entity? liz: "new york times" reported, "newsweek," they're saying essentially investors in this russian company that bought 1/5 of the u
lindsey graham said president trump will brief congress. president trump is for more information, rather than less which is encouraging to see. liz: get to the house intelligence basically committee launching a probe into the obama era uranium deal with russia. this is a house doing it. will republicans in the senate pick up this probe as well? >> i certainly hope so. there are some questions to be asked. namely did the clintons sell out u.s. national security interests for cash? it is...
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. >> let's listen to lindsey graham tonight on fox news trying to give the president some advice because he knows he's watching, about how not to ruin this tax bill for republicans. >> there are a lot of barking dogs in washington, mr. president. you don't have to kick every one of them. sometimes you hurt yourself when you get in these fights and you go, you know, you punch down, you wind up making stories that get in the way of your agenda. but i'm here to help where i can. i'm not going to abandon jeff flake or bob corker. i love john mccain, but, mr. president, i want to help you cut taxes and win a war we can't afford to lose. so, let's all up our game. how about that? >> let's up our game, mr. president. good luck with that. >> yeah, the thing that he doesn't understand is that trump isn't going to change. >> he's not going to up his game. >> he's not going to up his game. as was once said about henry kissinger, he doesn't lie because it's in his interest, he lies because it's in his nature. this is part of who donald trump is, and there is this kind of naivete that you hear from t
. >> let's listen to lindsey graham tonight on fox news trying to give the president some advice because he knows he's watching, about how not to ruin this tax bill for republicans. >> there are a lot of barking dogs in washington, mr. president. you don't have to kick every one of them. sometimes you hurt yourself when you get in these fights and you go, you know, you punch down, you wind up making stories that get in the way of your agenda. but i'm here to help where i can. i'm...
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and standing by the president, lindsey graham, saying it is do-or-die. rand paul, looking very cheerful on the golf course -- >> he looked cheerful on the golf course, he basically said today -- melissa: big bold tax cuts. >> he said i may not vote for budget resolution to make tax cuts possible unless the white house gives me commitments on spending reductions. he is standing at one-man obstacle. we could bring the budget resolution in the senate up and vote on it were it not for rand paul saying i will not vote for it because we have thad cochran off in the hospital with urinary infection. >> there are no friends. >> more complicated than we would like it to be. melissa: speaker ryan? >> we like to get this done. melissa: speaker ryan saying we would stay through christmas, do you believe him. >> food for him -- good for him. melissa: good. >> they will pass the resolution and draft bill and will get it done. good for them. senate is more complicated, even more complicated with 52 republicans and not a single democrat will vote for the tax reform bill
and standing by the president, lindsey graham, saying it is do-or-die. rand paul, looking very cheerful on the golf course -- >> he looked cheerful on the golf course, he basically said today -- melissa: big bold tax cuts. >> he said i may not vote for budget resolution to make tax cuts possible unless the white house gives me commitments on spending reductions. he is standing at one-man obstacle. we could bring the budget resolution in the senate up and vote on it were it not for...
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>> and on that note, perry, senator lindsey graham criticized president trump and defended president obama. let's take a listen. >> this all started when they criticized have he reached out the four fallen families. he brought up president obama. there's no doubt that michelle obama and president obama, their heart broke every time a soldier fell on their watch. >> we often see these lawmakers communicate with trump through tv interviews. do they offer the same criticism in person you wonder? we know graham recently golfed with trump. >> i'll be curious to see if the members, mr. president can you wind down on attacking congresswoman wilson. can you focus on policy issues? can you in your future calls of widow's of veterans, say the right things and know their names? the congressional black caucus has asked chief-of-staff kelly to apologize for his comments about congresswoman wilson. i'd be curious to see if kelly abieds by that or does that because his comments were inaccurate. donald trump never apologizes. i'll be curious to see if john kelly apologizes. >> go ahead. >> that's th
>> and on that note, perry, senator lindsey graham criticized president trump and defended president obama. let's take a listen. >> this all started when they criticized have he reached out the four fallen families. he brought up president obama. there's no doubt that michelle obama and president obama, their heart broke every time a soldier fell on their watch. >> we often see these lawmakers communicate with trump through tv interviews. do they offer the same criticism in...
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graham. there are phone calls to those families on the books but you are right, this story hasn't had much attention even in the us press. the black flag of the islamic state no longer flies over raqqa. it was pulled down by victorious us—backed militia forces after a four—month battle. raqqa was the capital and operations centre of the caliphate of so—called islamic state, and one of the group's last strongholds. the city now belongs to a mix of fighters, some of them from the syrian democratic alliance, there's the kurds and then the arabic militias — all of them backed by us airstrikes. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports. at the heart of raqqa, they're giddy with victory. the syrian democratic forces controlled the city the syrian democratic forces control the city that the so—called islamic state hailed as its capital. paradise circle, it's called, and here they beheaded people. their hatred crossed continents. three years ago, is did victory laps here. bu
graham. there are phone calls to those families on the books but you are right, this story hasn't had much attention even in the us press. the black flag of the islamic state no longer flies over raqqa. it was pulled down by victorious us—backed militia forces after a four—month battle. raqqa was the capital and operations centre of the caliphate of so—called islamic state, and one of the group's last strongholds. the city now belongs to a mix of fighters, some of them from the syrian...
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a lot of his best buddies lindsey graham legault with yesterday, but i think it hurts both of them. however senator corker votes it will be presumed as personal rather than policy or political. the president is going to have to reach out and kiss and make up an donald trump does that very well. neil: you are not worried? >> no, i'm not. neil: sometimes i think his burden onto bridges. >> it appears he's burning a lot of bridges but these guys are all professionals. neil: that's his way of saying i'm not really going to answer your question. a lawyer and judge he was and remains, by the way. you are the best. thank you very much. >> pleasure, neil. neil: when we come back, stocks continue. the big optimism here has to do with tax cuts that the judge pointed out to necessarily be unraveled by political differences are nasty trees. he might be right, but others are looking at some underlying fundamentals to these market. what is driving this? after this. you know who likes to be in control? this guy. check it out! self-appendectomy! oh, that's really attached. that's why i rent from na
a lot of his best buddies lindsey graham legault with yesterday, but i think it hurts both of them. however senator corker votes it will be presumed as personal rather than policy or political. the president is going to have to reach out and kiss and make up an donald trump does that very well. neil: you are not worried? >> no, i'm not. neil: sometimes i think his burden onto bridges. >> it appears he's burning a lot of bridges but these guys are all professionals. neil: that's his...
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lindsey graham went golfing with the president. afterwards he tweeted this. enjoyed a round of golf with president trump today. president trump shot a 73 in windy and wet conditions. that it was on the east coast. how bad did he beat me? i did better in the presidential race than today on the golf course. great fun, great host. he has a great sense of humor. >> senator graham is seeking solutions on capitol hill. he was part of the healthcare bill that failed and a big supporter of the dream act that goes back to your previous question, bill, dealing with the immigration question. because what we saw yesterday was a whole list of new demands, some of them were new from the white house regarding immigration policy on the enforcement side that the white house apparently wants the democrats to agree to in order to get this daca program actually codified in a legal way. i suspect that senator graham is doing what politicians do. glad handing and dealing with the audience that he hopes to persuade, in this case the president, and probably discussing a number of po
lindsey graham went golfing with the president. afterwards he tweeted this. enjoyed a round of golf with president trump today. president trump shot a 73 in windy and wet conditions. that it was on the east coast. how bad did he beat me? i did better in the presidential race than today on the golf course. great fun, great host. he has a great sense of humor. >> senator graham is seeking solutions on capitol hill. he was part of the healthcare bill that failed and a big supporter of the...
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. >> reporter: even as the president invited lindsey graham for a round of golf, talking immigration and tax cuts, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is standing by corker. >> senator corker is a valued america of the congress and the senate, key player on the budget. we're going to be turning to the budget next week, and he will be a big help in helping us get it passed. >> while former white house chief strategist steve bannon is not. >> if bob corker has any honor, any decency, he should resign immediately. he should not let his words stand in the way. >> reporter: bannon, of course, ramping up his war with pretty much the entire republican establishment declaring he will support candidates in at least a dozen senate republican primaries. as striking as anything here, the fact that most republican senators were relatively silent on corker's blistering comments about the president trying to steer clear of them altogether and simply not get involved. matt and savannah. together. >> all right. peter alexander. thank you. >>> there's another simmering feud at the white house, this
. >> reporter: even as the president invited lindsey graham for a round of golf, talking immigration and tax cuts, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is standing by corker. >> senator corker is a valued america of the congress and the senate, key player on the budget. we're going to be turning to the budget next week, and he will be a big help in helping us get it passed. >> while former white house chief strategist steve bannon is not. >> if bob corker has any...
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graham on saturday and senator rand paul on sunday. as he looks for some legislative victories in the coming weeks. matt, savannah? >> it would be interesting to be a fly on the wall at that lunch today. thank you very much. >> a lot more to get to this morning including the long road to recovery for a family held hostage by a taliban-linked group for five years. for first time since arriving back in canada, they're now opening up about what they faced and their future. stephanie gosk is just outside ontario with that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. joshua and caitlan boyle are here with their three children. they're adjusting to what must be an unimaginable shock. today we get the first look inside their lives. held hostage in afghanistan for five years, canadian joshua boyle and his american wife caitlan coleman are back in canada this morning. for their children who have only lived in captivity, it's the start of a new life. he's 4 years old and has never had toys or books, has never heard of mickey mouse.
graham on saturday and senator rand paul on sunday. as he looks for some legislative victories in the coming weeks. matt, savannah? >> it would be interesting to be a fly on the wall at that lunch today. thank you very much. >> a lot more to get to this morning including the long road to recovery for a family held hostage by a taliban-linked group for five years. for first time since arriving back in canada, they're now opening up about what they faced and their future. stephanie...
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republican senator lindsey graham underlined just how little is known about the american mission there. >> but i didn't know there was 1,000 troops in niger. john mccain is right to tell the military because this is an endless war without boundaries. no limitation on time and geography. tell us more and he's right to say that. >> i think most americans want to do the following. they don't want another 9/11. we don't want the next 9/11 to come from niger. >> a senior congressional aid says it was the result of a breach of intelligence failure. there was no quick reaction force available to save the troops if something went wrong. joining us, retired four-star army general barry mccaffrey, governor of mississippi and secretary of the navy bray mabus and the chief of staff for the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, allison jaslow who is a former army captain who served two combat deployments in iraq. thank you all so much for being here. really appreciate it. i think it was important to make sure we have the perspective of people who had served as we talk about this story that's ju
republican senator lindsey graham underlined just how little is known about the american mission there. >> but i didn't know there was 1,000 troops in niger. john mccain is right to tell the military because this is an endless war without boundaries. no limitation on time and geography. tell us more and he's right to say that. >> i think most americans want to do the following. they don't want another 9/11. we don't want the next 9/11 to come from niger. >> a senior...
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graham and marco rubio are open to considering a ban on these things called a bump stock. what the gunman used out in las vegas to turn a semi automatic into for all intents and purposes, an automatic. >> right. well, i don't think anybody heard of a bump stock or most people have not. i certainly haven't until just a couple of days ago. but anybody who heard the audio or saw video and heard what that sounded like, you thought that's an automatic weapon. automatic weapons have been illegal since the 1930s. so, yeah, there are going to be some hearings. we are going to learn more in the coming days and weeks and months about this technology being able to mechanically increase the rate of fire through a bump stock or a crank. i understand there are other methods as well. brian: doesn't it seem like we got this backwards? we look what happened and then try to change things. mental health, that wasn't the problem here. background checks. they weren't getting enough. well, he passed them. bump stock. this is something brand-new. where do we try to look at this thing and not try
graham and marco rubio are open to considering a ban on these things called a bump stock. what the gunman used out in las vegas to turn a semi automatic into for all intents and purposes, an automatic. >> right. well, i don't think anybody heard of a bump stock or most people have not. i certainly haven't until just a couple of days ago. but anybody who heard the audio or saw video and heard what that sounded like, you thought that's an automatic weapon. automatic weapons have been...
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heard it from lindsey graham, heard it from chuck schumer. they want to know what they don't know and didn't know. >> reporter: officially everyone in the pentagon is on the same page. a key meeting. coming out from the "new york times," this special forces group, may have gone up to the mali border. given chase. the international jerian account. the u.s., and the president is trying to figure whether the u.s. side is being truthful as they're conveying the facts because there is this second account. the official account is that they were ambushed potentially delayed after meeting with this tribal elder. >> garrett, there's a sense that some people on capitol hill feel that -- i can't get a sense of it. do they think they're being kept in the dark or just feel there's not enough communication between the administration and congress about where our troops are in the world? >> reporter: very frustrated, ali. i talked to john mccain about this a couple times last week and each time made similar points he did not feel the administration was being
heard it from lindsey graham, heard it from chuck schumer. they want to know what they don't know and didn't know. >> reporter: officially everyone in the pentagon is on the same page. a key meeting. coming out from the "new york times," this special forces group, may have gone up to the mali border. given chase. the international jerian account. the u.s., and the president is trying to figure whether the u.s. side is being truthful as they're conveying the facts because there...